M2.7 earthquake 37km SE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 37km SE of Beatty, NV on Sun, Jan 20, 1985, 11:49 AM PST (19:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 8km E of Tecopa, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-20 19:49:38 UTC
- Depth
- 4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.650° N, 116.488° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 317°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.18km E of Tecopa, CA · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.851km W of Shoshone, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.841km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.448km ENE of Trona, CA · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.241km E of Furnace Creek, CA · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59020. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.